Israel is one of the most archaeologically rich countries in the world, with sites spanning tens of thousands of years, from prehistoric settlements to classical civilizations.

Tel Shiloh, situated in the hill country of Ephraim, is described in the Bible as Israel’s first religious center after the Exodus.

An oil press, built in a cave in the earth’s crust and dating back about 1,300 years, the early Muslim period, was fully excavated last year.

The excavation is part of an ongoing Judean Desert project launched eight years ago to protect archaeological sites from looting.

Were these early human groups rivals, peaceful neighbors, or perhaps even collaborators?

It was also only the eighth-ever occurrence of a Jewish pitcher-catcher battery.

The large and magnificent synagogue of Vilna, built in the 17th century in the Renaissance-Baroque style, was the oldest and most significant building of Lithuanian Jewry.